Whip socket



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G. S. BUGBBE.

` WHIP SOCKET.

No. 290,207. Patented Dee. 18, 1883.

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CALVIN S. BUQBEI-OF A'URORAJILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR vTO HIMSELli-LAND DENNIS. a VAN LIEW, Olea-nimPLACE.f r f f SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,207, dated December 18, 1883.

` Application filed August 3l, 1883. (Xo model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GALvIN S. BUGBEE, a citizen ofthe United States, residing in Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois,

5 have invented a new and useful Improvement in Whip-Sockets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wood whip-sockets; and the object of the invention is to cheapen and simplify the construction of such whip-socket'. l

In my invention the clasp or fastener by which the socket is secured to the dash-rail is made of onesolid piece, and of cast metal, such fastener being cast integral with the bands which encircle the wooden barrel of the socket at each end. The metal band at the upper end of the socket also constitutes the top of the socket, thus serving also to protect the upper end of the barrel, and to secure therubber retaining-ring or diaphragm between it and the top of the barrel. The bands are forced upon the barrel tight, so as to secure them by simple pressure. Theupper band is provided withan inwardly-projecting ange or shoulder, which shoulder is beveled or made tapering, as is also the upper edge ofthe wooden barrel, so that the rubber ring or diaphragm will be grasped or pressed between these sharpedged shoulders and securely held.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecifcation, and in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts, Fig ure 1 is a side elevation of a device embody- 35 ing my invention.l Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section. Fig. 8 is an end or plan view of the metal top, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail,showing the method of securing the rubber ring 0r diaphragm in place.

In said drawings, A represents the barrel of the socket, which is made of wood. B is the metal top, and C the metal band at the lower end of the barrel. D is the rubber ring or diaphragm,which serves as a spring to retain the whip in the socket. The barrel A has a sharp or tapering interior edge, a, at its top; and the metal top B is provided with an opposing interiorly projecting sharp edged liange, b, between which flange b and the edge 5o a of the barrel the rubber ring D is grasped and compressed. The opposing sharp edges a and b indent themselves into the rubber when the top B is forced upon the barrel A, thus forming a groove in the rubber ring D, and securely holding it in place. The clasp or fastener consisting of the jaws E E', conforming in shape to the dash-rail, are cast integral with the top B or band C, and are made of malleable iron or like material, so that the opposing jaws of the clasp may be sprung or 6o slipped over the dash-rail, and then brought j together by the set-screw e, which is threaded f in the jaw E. The end of the barrel A, upon which the top B is forced, is made slightly tapering, so that the top B will fit tightly when forced thereon.

`By making the fastener of cast metal, and integral with the bands B or C, and securing said bands on the wooden barrel by the pressure produced by simply driving them on, it 7o will be seen that my whip-socket may be made at very small cost. `The band B also serves asa top to protect the upper end of the barrel, as the internal flange, b, projects over the end of the barrel, so that the barrel has a metallic top, land thus performs the threefold office of, first, a metal band to clasp the wood socket; second, as an effectual means to secure the rubber ring, and, third, as a means to effectually fastenthe socket to the dash-rail in 8o the cheapest manner.

What I claim is-v 1. The combination, in a whip-socket, of the barrel A, cast-metal band C, provided with fastener j aws E E', cast integral therewith, 8 5 metal top B, provided with fastener-j aws E E', cast integral therewith, and having interior shoulder, b, projecting over the end of the barrel A, and rubber diaphragm D, secured between said barrel Aand top B, substantially 9o as specified.

2. A Whip-socket band and fastener having jaws E E', all cast in one piece, substantially as specified.

3. Th'e combination of the top B, having 95 interior projecting shoulder, b, and fastener E E', all cast in one piece, substantially as specified. g

4. In a whip-socket, the combination, with a wood barrel,.A, having beveled interior roo provided with set-screw e and rubber ring D,

edge, a, of the top B, having opposing taperv secured between said top and barrel, snbstan- 1o ing interior shoulders, b, and the rubber ring D,elasped between said sharp edge a andshoultially as specified. der b, so as to indent the rubber ring and firmly 5 hold it in place, substantially as speeied.

5. The combination of the barrel A,Wth top 'itnesses: B, provided with interior shoulder, b, fastener- T. EVERETT BROWX, jaws E E', cast integral with said top B, and H. M. MUNDAY.

CALVIN S. BUG BEE. 

